I made a short return trip to French Guiana in March 2019. Although I didn’t take a lot of photos, there were things I noticed at sites… Read more “Adventures in Instagram #3”
Category: postcards
Postcard #4. A (postcard) history of Cayenne
Today while looking for a post box that wasn’t defunct I walked past the town hall in Cayenne. There are often outdoor exhibitions attached to the railings… Read more “Postcard #4. A (postcard) history of Cayenne”
Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard
As subsequent posts will explore, my understanding of the postcard as philosophical trope for thinking about incarceration and its aftermath draws heavily on Jacques Derrida’s La Carte… Read more “Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard”
Postcard #2. 148 x 105 mm
There is a general consensus that the standard size of an international postcard is A6 (148 x 105mm or 5.8 x 4.1 inches). The Universal Postal Union… Read more “Postcard #2. 148 x 105 mm”
Postcard #1. Method and Object
This is the first in series of short posts focused on the ‘postcard’. The postcard is integral to the project. As we shall explore in later posts,… Read more “Postcard #1. Method and Object”
Cartes postales du bagne 